West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-10-14

States. Take Pennsylvania and H.
linois. Pennsylvania as has been
shown manufactured in 1880 total
value of $745, 900, 900 of goods, $780,
| 000,0 of which was highly protect
ed goods. The duty on a like
amount of foreign goods at 439 per
cent. being $26l, 100000 that
amount enters into the total value Of
Pennsylvania dutiable manufac-
lures being only 80 per cent. of the
whole manufactured. Illinois man
ufactured in 1880 total of $415,
100000 in round numbers: $685.
100000 of which was the manufac-
ture of farm products, but little if
any affected by duties on foreign
goods of like kind, leaving only $780,
100000 of such goods as were man
ufactured in Pennsylvania which re-
ceived the full benefit of the duty
imposed on foreign goods of like
kind. The duty on the 1872, O00,O
affected by the tariff at 43i per cent.
would be $57,O00,0O0, or about IA
per cent. on the whole amount man
ufactured by Illinois. Thus it will
be seen that on the total manufac-
lures of the State of Pennsylvania
the tariff duties 90 to make up 30
per cent. of the whole value, while
in Illinois the tariff duties only make
IA per cent. of the total value of
manufactured goods. Both the
Stateslcontrasted are large manufac-
turing States, but the manufactures
of Pennsylvania are chiefly of class
of goods on which tariff duties ope-
rate so as to enhance their price very
greatly, while the manufactures of
Illinois are chiefly of class on
which tariff duties make very much
less impression on the price of the
goods. Pennsylvania manufac-
lures consist chiefly in iron and steel
and their manufactures in their man
fold forms, sugar refining, wooden
goods, silk goods, boots, shoes, coke,
wooden wares and furniture, glass,
leather, liquors, cotton goods, cloth
inc, mixed textiles &C., all of which
are highly protected. While the
chief manufactures in Illinois con-
sist of agricultural implements,
bread and bakery products, brick
and tile, cheese and butter, cooper
age, drugs and chemicals, flour and
grist mill products, lard refined, lard
oil ,linseed oil, oleomargarine, pickles,
slaughtering and meat packing, soap
and candles, and other farm products,
very few of which receive any of the
benefits of protection.
The great disparity in the benefits
of protection received by the people
of these two States is therefore very
apparent. Illinois consumes Penn
sylvania goods at the highest pro-
lection prices, while Pennsylvania
consumes Illinois goods most of
which are not enhanced in price by
protective duties.
What has been said in the com
pqrison of Pennsylvania and Illinois
will be found to be true in COM
parison drawn between any one of
The New England and Middle States
and any one of the Western or South
ern States.
If to legislate wholly in the inter
est of your own constituents without
regard to the interests Of the whole
people is the true test Of statesman
ship, then Mr.. Randall, of Pennsyl-
vania, is successfully performing the
very high and sacred duty of per-
petuating a system of legislation
which forces very large portion of
the people of the whole country to
pay tribute to his own constituents.
But if it be the office Of enlight-
ened craftsmanship to promote such
legislation as will secure protection
to the rights of person and property,
of capital and labor, for the benefit
alike of the whole country, then Mr..
Randall's craftsmanship must be
treated as wholly selfish and sec
tional and unworthy of great
statesman.
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